Civil Rights in Georgia

The Supreme Court decision that declared "separate but equal" school unconstitutional?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Worchester v. Georgia

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

How did Georgia react to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

• By changing the state flag

• By closing its public schools

• By desegregating as quickly as possible

• By using the national guard to keep African American students out of white only schools

The Governor of Georgia ordered the Sibley commission to find out how Georgians wanted to handle desegregating public schools. What did the commission find out?

• That 60% of Georgians wanted to close public school rather than integrate.

• That 70% of Georgians wanted to desegregate as quickly as possible

• That Georgians were divided 50-50 about desegregating

• That only 10% of Georgians had strong feeling about refusing the integrate schools

When did Georgia remove the Confederate Battle flag from the official state flag?

• 2001

• 1965

• 1971

• 1989

Most recognized leader of the Civil Rights Movement, leader of the SCLC, gave the "I have a dream" speech

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• John Lewis

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

Most recognized leader of the Civil Rights Movement, leader of the SCLC, gave the "I have a dream" speech

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• John Lewis

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

The Civil Rights organization that was made up mainly of religious leaders and older adults, was known for nonviolent protests, and its leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee

• The Nation of Islam

• The Rainbow Coalition

The Civil Rights organization made up of college and high school students that we known for their non-violent sit-ins, freedom rides, and desegregating lunch counters/restaurants.

• Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• The Black Panthers

• The Brotherhood of Non-violence

Leader of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, leader of the Selma March, current U.S. Representative from Georgia

• John Lewis

• Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr.

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

The unsuccessful attempt by SNCC and the SCLC to desegregate the most segregated city in Georgia

• Albany Movement

• Sibly Movement

• March on Washington

• Bloody Sunday